MEDICATE Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word medicate. (close relations)
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alleviate | verbv | |||||||
verb • provide physical relief, as from pain • make easier | ||||||||
ameliorate | verbv | |||||||
verb • to make better • get better | ||||||||
anaesthetize | verbv | |||||||
verb • administer an anesthetic drug to | ||||||||
cure | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain verb • provide a cure for, make healthy again • prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve • make (substances) hard and improve their usability • be or become preserved | ||||||||
dope | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • street names for marijuana • an ignorant or foolish person • carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts • slang terms for inside information verb • take drugs to improve one's athletic performance • add impurities to (a semiconductor) in order to produce or modify its properties • give a narcotic to | ||||||||
dose | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time • the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time • a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact • street name for lysergic acid diethylamide verb • treat with an agent; add (an agent) to • administer a drug to | ||||||||
drug | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic verb • administer a drug to • use recreational drugs | ||||||||
heal | verbv | |||||||
verb • heal or recover • get healthy again • provide a cure for, make healthy again | ||||||||
medicament | nounn | |||||||
noun • (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease | ||||||||
mitigate | verbv | |||||||
verb • lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of • to temper | ||||||||
palliate | verbv | |||||||
verb • lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of • provide physical relief, as from pain | ||||||||
relieve | verbv | |||||||
verb • provide physical relief, as from pain • free someone temporarily from his or her obligations • grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to • lessen the intensity of or calm • save from ruin, destruction, or harm • relieve oneself of troubling information • provide relief for • free from a burden, evil, or distress • take by stealing • grant exemption or release to • alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive | ||||||||
remedy | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil • a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain verb • set straight or right • provide relief for | ||||||||
sedate | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • characterized by dignity and propriety • dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises verb • cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to | ||||||||
soothe | verbv | |||||||
verb • give moral or emotional strength to • cause to feel better | ||||||||
tranquilize | verbv | |||||||
verb • make calm or still • cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to | ||||||||
treat | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • something considered choice to eat • an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight verb • interact in a certain way • subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition • provide treatment for • act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression • provide with a gift or entertainment • provide with choice or abundant food or drink • engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement • regard or consider in a specific way | ||||||||
medicine | nounn | |||||||
noun • the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques • (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease • the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries • punishment for one's actions verb • treat medicinally, treat with medicine |